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Expanding Human Resources Information Systems in Kenya

Software developer Carl Leitner, of the IntraHealth International-led CapacityPlus global project, recently traveled to Kenya to advance the project’s initiatives to strengthen human resources information systems (HRIS). These initiatives entail furthering regional support of the iHRIS software, fostering collaboration with other health information systems implementers in the region, and gathering feedback for future HRIS trainings.

CapacityPlus Studies Schools' Challenges to Produce Enough Nurses

The Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI)—the US Government’s unified program to address the underproduction of nursing professionals in developing countries—convened its partners for the first time in June in Washington, DC. NEPI’s goal is to assist in the nursing component of the US Government’s commitment to training 140,000 additional health workers in developing countries by 2015.

Portfolio Review: IntraHealth's HIV/AIDS & TB Programs

Approaches and Results from HIV/AIDS & TB Programs in Thirteen Countries In the region of the world most affected by HIV/AIDS, sub-Saharan Africa, a

New Health Care System Planned for Swaziland

As part of Swaziland’s efforts to meet the challenges of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the Ministry of Health has looked to the IntraHealth International-led Southern Africa Human Capacity Development (SAHCD) Coalition for advice on improving the service delivery of its health care system. The coalition’s efforts recently culminated in plans for a new organizational structure for the ministry that will add 11 senior-level posts and a va

Global Health Leaders Focus on Community Health Workers

The Global Health Workforce Alliance organized a consultation meeting in Montreux, Switzerland in April to assess major findings and recommendations of a comprehensive global review of community health workers (CHWs). The review is comprised of eight country case studies from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Brazil, and Haiti, with field experiences and perspectives of the various participants.

Ceremony Honors a 2010 Health Champion

Dicko Fatoumata Maïga, a longtime nurse-midwife and president of the Association of Midwives of Mali, has been chosen as one of IntraHealth International’s 2010 Health Champions. She was honored at a celebration in Bamako, Mali, for her work to ensure an equitable distribution of midwives across country.

Capacity<i>Plus</i> Website Reviewed in British Nursing Journal

The best-selling nursing journal in the UK, Nursing Standard, published a positive review of the CapacityPlus website (Vol. 24, No. 39, June 2-8, 2010). Led by IntraHealth International, CapacityPlus is the USAID-funded global project uniquely focused on the health workforce needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

Voices From the Field: People Living with HIV Find New Ways to Improve Their Health

“My friends and I were affected by different opportunistic infections frequently,” says 45-year-old Yekitnesh Muluneh, who has been living with HIV

Job Aids On Reproductive Health in Mali Now Available on CD-ROM and Online

The USAID-supported Assistance Technique Nationale Plus (ATN Plus) project in Mali recently launched a database of health materials including job aids for matrones, or assistant midwives, to guide their work in family planning, reproductive health, and nutrition.

White House Examiner Visits IntraHealth-Supported Facilities in Rwanda

Last month,  Adam Ross, the program examiner in the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, visited the Kibagabaga Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda, on his first visit to Africa since taking over the Global Health and Child Survival portfolio eight months ago,

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